Volunteer Conference Day – Sat 27th April

We are delighted to be hosting our first Volunteers Conference Day! Saturday 27th April, 9.45am-3pm at Southampton Sight, 3 Bassett Avenue SO16 7DP.

Starting at 9.45am for tea and coffee, we’ll then move on to workshops including:

Bereavement: Nicola Symes – what is loss? Coping with loss & how to help?

Dementia: Emma Borley (Lead Admiral Nurse) & guest speaker Terry Eccott about Dementia – tips for communication

Mental Health: Annie Clewlow & guests – hear from experts with lived experience; tips for supporting those with mental health problems

Lunch: pizza & salad lunch with time to talk to our Coordinators and Alzheimers Society, Action on Hearing Loss, Southampton Healthy Homes, Care Team & Southampton Sight.

Afternoon workshops begin at 1pm and include:

Bereavement: Nicola Symes – what is loss? Coping with loss & how to help?

Dementia: Emma Borley (Lead Admiral Nurse) & guest speaker Terry Eccott about Dementia – tips for communication

Blue Sky Thinking: Annie Clewlow

We’ll end with a Q&A session with our Manager, Annie and Trustees and of course, tea & cake!

If you would like to join us for the day, please contact the office asap to book a space – call 023 8021 6016 or email: bryony@communicareinsouthampton.org.uk